The Houston Texans (5-3) will face a tough task with the Jacksonville Jaguars (4-4) hunting to stay in the playoff race at the midpoint of the regular season. Texans will be in uncharted territory as they face the Jaguars in London, England, for Week 9. This will be the first time the Texans travel to Europe to play an NFL game, and they will have to do so without three of their starting defensive backs in the secondary.
Tashaun Gipson, Lonnie Johnson Jr, and Bradley Roby were ruled out for the trip to London in a game that Houston needs all their players to further distance themselves from the Jaguars in the race for the top of the AFC South.